Stomach bug hits Fairfax Elementary School

FAIRFAX, Va. – All weekend activities at Willow Springs Elementary School are canceled so it can be thoroughly cleaned after more than 100 students and staff missed class Friday with some sort of stomach bug.

Fairfax County Schools spokesperson Mary Shaw says the school will get a thorough cleaning with a bleach solution.

The Fairfax County Health Department is investigating whether or not this is a norovirus outbreak.

Health officials say this is the peak time of the year for the virus.

Earlier this month, 85 students at George Washington University were stricken with the virus, and D.C. Health officials are investigating a possible outbreak at Howard University.